Dr Ranjit Bhosale

India's drug regulator has clarified that cosmetics cannot be injected into the human body unless it is from a medical practitioner, putting the spotlight on wellness trends like glutathione drips and anti-ageing shots. Plastic and reconstructive surgeon Ranjit Bhosale says the move is necessary as more untrained people enter the booming injectable beauty industry.

Plastic surgery is misunderstood and reduced to jokes about "nose jobs" or "boob jobs." But plastic surgeons rebuild faces after cancer, restore limbs after accidents, release burn scars, and help children born with defects live normal lives.